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NWI Business Ins and Outs: Bodega Coffee, Louie Wingz and Catfish, Twisted Sugar and Albano's Pasta Shop opening; Cabo's Ice Cream, The Dish and Ivy's Bohemia House closed
Grindhouse Cafe has been keeping Northwest Indiana wired since 2012.
It's an ambitious venture that brought on a Chicago-based chef who previously worked at celebrity chef Stephanie Izard's The Girl and the Goat. Owner Ann Cain said she aspires for
Now the furry feline may be the most famous. When the Dutch-themed Windmill Brewing opened at 2121 Gettler St. in the shadow of the neighboring Franciscan Health hospital, the owners knew the barley and wheat they used for brewing would be a magnet for mice. So they looked to address the issue in the traditional, time-honored way that breweries have deployed over the centuries: by getting a cat. "It's a large, warm building with sacks of grain," owner Justin Verburg said. "As a brewery, we wanted to be eco-friendly and use a natural pest control option. There's a long history of mice being dr...